''Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine'' (pronounced ''JUX-tah-pose'') is a magazine created in 1994 by a group of artists and art collectors including

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, Fausto Vitello, C.R. Stecyk III (a.k.a. Craig Stecyk), Greg Escalante, and

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to both help define and celebrate urban alternative and underground contemporary art. ''Juxtapoz'' is published by High Speed Productions, the same company that publishes '' Thrasher'' skateboard magazine in

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''Juxtapoz'' launched with the mission of connecting modern genres like

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and hot rod art,

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, and

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, to the context of broader more historically recognized genres of art like

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, assemblage, old master painting, and

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. Although based in

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, ''Juxtapoz'' was founded upon the belief in the virtues of

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and freedom from the conventions of the "established"

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art world. Ferus Gallery, run by Walter Hopps and Irving Blum in the 1950s and 1960s, was the ultimate cultural touchstone for the magazine. ''Juxtapoz'' originally reflected Williams' own Kustom Kulture sensibility – a combination of California "Big Daddy" Ed Roth–style

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(identified by some as synonymous with lowbrow art and others as its own genre) and the serious figurative craftsmanship that is more likely to be found among

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s than

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ists today.

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''Juxtapoz'' expanded its range in the early 2000s to cover other nascent styles and subgenres of underground art. Artists who have received coverage in ''Juxtapoz'' include KAWS,

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, Todd Schorr, Tara McPherson, Camille Rose Garcia, Tim Biskup, Michael Pearce and

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. As of 2009, ''Juxtapoz'' had the largest circulation of any art magazine in the

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, more than established counterparts like '' Art News'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In addition to printed subscriptions which offer alternative cover images to the newsstand version, ''Juxtapoz'' is also available as an online digital subscription. Evan Pricco is the editor-in-chief.

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* {{Official website, http://www.juxtapoz.com/
''Photos from In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor''
an exhibition curated by

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,
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